Let this lavishly illustrated guide whet your appetite and show you where to start looking for the real Peru - with cutaways and floorplans of all the major sites, and special features on the ancient Caral and the Colonial splendour of the Spanish conquistadores.

Sample the flavour of the country region by region, with new full-colour detailed maps of towns and regions and comprehensive listings of hotels and restaurants.

Find out all you need for sights, beaches, markets and festivals listed town by town, from a homestay in the floating village of Lake Titicaca to a morning flight over the magical Nazca Lines. And with the absorbing in-depth section on the Inca heartland and a step-by-step route of the Inca trail, this is a guide not to be missed.

Recognized the world over by frequent flyers and armchair travelers alike, Eyewitness Travel Guides are the most colorful and comprehensive guides on the market. With beautifully commissioned photographs and spectacular 3-D aerial views revealing the charm of each destination, these amazing travel guides show what others only tell.

From her 12th-century origins as an obscure defensive outpost, Moscow came to govern one sixth of the earth’s surface and cast her shadow even further. The story of her rise is laced with glory and setbacks, including the two centuries when St Petersburg was the capital of Russia and Moscow lived the life of a dignified dowager.

The Russian capital, having endured wars, revolutions and drastic social change, is today a place where the past and present combine to captivate and charm. From the multi-coloured onion domes of churches to the graves of Soviet heroes, reminders of the city’s past are on almost every corner.

Galleries like the Tretyakov are treasure troves of art, while the State Armoury contains treasure pure and simple, from Faberge eggs to diamonds galore. A city of around 10 million, Moscow may seem daunting at first, but these itineraries will help you find your way around it all.

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go — they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges.

If you have ever wished you had the equivalent of a "Nanny 911" to defuse tensions in the office, your wish has come true. 151 Quick Ideas to Deal With Difficult People is the ultimate guide on how to face challenging employees and coworkers.

The extensive topics in this book deal with how to handle characters ranging from Bunglers to Backstabbers to Bullies. Few books on difficult employees, if any, offer such an extensive assortment of the characters you're likely to encounter at work and how best to deal with them.

When faced with difficult employees, too often managers and coworkers lack the skills for handling the stressful encounters, so they throw up their hands in complete exasperation. Well, all that ends with this book. You'll learn how to:

* Keep problem employees from setting the tone in the office.

* Take steps to turn troublemakers into team players.

* Keep them from demoralizing or scaring away other employees.

* Know when to cut your losses.

* Avoid hiring troublemakers in the first place.

* Confront bullies, harassers, and ageists.

* Keep a backstabber from sabotaging your career.

* Keep an aggressive colleague from commandeering your meeting.

* Deal with colleagues who infringe on your time.

Because the information in this book is so concise and practical, you'll refer to it again and again. Whether you are a manager or a coworker of difficult employees, the advice will give you the tools to better supervise problem workers or the confidence to stand up to them. You will no longer live in fear of an aggressive employee ruining your day.

Whether you are travelling first class or on a limited budget, this Eyewitness Top 10 guide will lead you straight to the very best Venice has to offer. Dozens of Top 10 lists - from the Top 10 secret delights of hidden Venice to the Top 10 festivals, osterie, hotels and shops - provide the insider knowledge every visitor needs. And to save time and money there's even a list of things to avoid. Find your way effortlessly using the detailed maps which fold out from the front and back covers, plus many smaller maps inside.

This Top 10 Travel Guide to Venice divides this waterborne city into five easily managed central Venice areas. The rest of the Veneto region is divided into three geographical areas: the Northern Lagoon, the Southern Lagoon and Venice Lido, and Padua, Vicenza and Verona. This map shows the location and extent of these areas. Each central Venice area in the guide is colour coded; colour bands on the pages covering each area correspond to the colours shown on this map. Almost every place mentioned in the book has a map reference, which takes you to the large maps on the front and back flaps.

Designed for travelers or beginners who want a brief introduction to a new language, each program teaches more than 300 essential words and phrases needed to get by in common travel situations. Package includes: 1 hour of instruction on cassette and insert cards with transcript and pronunciation guide.

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Fast: If you've always wanted to learn Spanish or need to learn it in a hurry, here is a quick, stress-free introduction to the basics. This 60-minute audio course features more than 300 essential Spanish words and phrases.

Easy: A narrator guides you through the program, providing brief explanations and English translations of the foreign phrases. All you have to do is listen and repeat after the native actors.

Effective: Short quizzes in this interactive course help you think in Spanish. Lessons include little dialogues so you can hear Spanish spoken naturally. Learn both pronunciation and comprehension skills.

Portable: A mini-script with pronunciation guide is included, but the cassette may be used alone. It's easy to learn on the go: in a car, on a plane, even while walking or jogging.

This guidebook leads you on an irresistible tour of some of the most magnificent islands around the globe—from tiny isles to island nations, and from the well-trod to the totally uninhabited. Whether it's the history and charm of islands like Mont-Saint-Michel (France) and Ocracoke (United States) or the unspoiled vistas of far-flung places like Antarctica and Polynesia's Tuvalu, you'll discover a host of islands you'd love to visit—or stay on forever.